diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ae62c61..a1389b4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ project(
   LANGUAGES C CXX
   )
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
-set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 7)
+set(PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR 8)
 set(PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH 0)
 set(BYFL_PACKAGE_VERSION ${PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})